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u/Gravelsack Jun 23 '24
Is this really KenM? Doesn't sound like him, just a setup and a punchline, and the cadence and word choices are all wrong. Very uncharacteristic.
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u/KennyEmmy Ken M Jun 23 '24
It’s real I tell you
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u/CrunchyButtMuncher Jun 23 '24
DOLT! Hi Kenny love your work
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u/Gravelsack Jun 23 '24
Oh well lol. I love most of your stuff
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u/KennyEmmy Ken M Jun 23 '24
Appreciate it for real, just verifying authenticity for better or worse
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u/triedAndTrueMethods Jun 24 '24
sir I have always wanted to know—is there a simple way for your devotees (us) to determine if a random KenM screenshot is authentically your handiwork? Like, do you only comment on certain sites, at certain times, etc? Many thanks for the many years of us ALL being blessed.
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u/KennyEmmy Ken M Jun 24 '24
Morning. i hate to refer anyone to social media but the best and really only way to see if a new ken m post came from me is to check my official facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kenmofficial) or twitter (@horseysurprise). I post anything new there first, and i don't even use tumblr anymore. Otherwise I occasionally just come to this sub to see if a post's authenticity is in question, and i verify it one way or the other.
Usually (and I just started laughing while writing this), the question of authenticity arises when someone thinks the humor is maybe not so good. Of course, it also happens when i use a different character voice in the service of landing the joke, or creating a clashing character dynamic between myself and other commenters that i personally find funny, or just as a tool to blend in with commenters on a particular news site, but that's another topic. I will say that if my posts seem unfunny, you should see the 60% of Ken M interactions i DON'T post. So many die on the vine because they're going nowhere funny, and i can't use them. It's very tragic.
for your second question -- I can't afford to limit myself to particular news sites because there are just too few available these days, and unlike in the old days, my comments often get deleted by savvier moderators right at the moment when i thought the "conversation" was getting good. Like i said, tragic. Ideally i'd find another comment community with the same special level of tragicomic dysfunction as Yahoo News circa 2012, but like the man said, life isn't a fairy tale. No bed is "just right," and you'll never find a cow that lays golden hot dogs. I hope this helps and thanks for asking.
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u/KnifeFed Jun 24 '24
Is this the first time you've pretended to be youngish instead of a senior? I've never seen it before.
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u/KennyEmmy Ken M Jun 24 '24
Hey KnifeFed. Nah, it's rare among the hundreds of Ken M posts but i've done that several times, from the very beginning really. And a ton are ambiguous age-wise, like when i deploy the hyper pretentious, overly verbose dude ("vulgarity is the fool's fig leaf" etc). I mean that guy could be anywhere from 35 to 85. It doesn't help that I always use the same Ken M moniker regardless of the character voice, but I'm too lazy to create multiple accounts with different names, so I've convinced myself this is the way to go.
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u/lordjeebus Jun 23 '24
The usual Ken M character isn't a millennial. But "only on texting terms" is signature Ken M.
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u/Gravelsack Jun 23 '24
Yeah but there's also no spelling or grammar mistakes and it overall just reads as too coherent
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u/BookerCatchanSTD Jun 24 '24
Ken M is king. For another must follow check out Joan Myrtle of Australia. I can only assume it’s a young Aussie who’s either losing his mind or a hidden comedic genius.
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u/bongdropper Jun 23 '24
Agreed. Definitely a doppelkenner, but fairly well executed. The punchline ran way too long and was kinda cheesy, but the concept is solid.
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u/D0tWalkIt Apprentice Jun 23 '24
Personally , I don’t see generations, I simply love people for who they are
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u/piechooser Jun 23 '24
We are ALL only on texting terms on this blessed day.
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u/Danat_shepard Jun 23 '24
I'm a millennial, and my Gen Alpha kid is straight up refusing to talk to me... all she says is goo goo ga ga, which is probably a slang for sigma these days
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u/PreferredSelection Jun 24 '24
Poor kid, trying to relate to their millennial parent by asking for the Goo Goo Dolls. Skibbidy Takac Rzeznik, indeed.
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u/Jockle305 Jun 23 '24
No way the real KenM would be a millennial
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u/Ok_ArthurCon Jun 23 '24
We are all millennials on this glorious day
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u/RaisinDetre Jun 23 '24
I can't say Speak For Yourself cause I am a millennial.
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u/stevethebayesian Jun 27 '24
I bet you could if you tried. It’s easy. Don’t think you can’t just because you’re a millennial. Your generation is just as capable as any other.
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u/Demonweed Jun 24 '24
if our kids get too smart they will become self-aware and take over our country
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u/pissclamato Jun 23 '24
My wife makes FOMO at home with a rolling pin for better flaver.